Leston Júnior

Leston Júnior

Personal information
Full name	Leston Izaias do Nascimento Júnior
Date of birth	(1978-09-20) 20 September 1978
Place of birth	Divinópolis (MG - Brazil)
Team information
Current team	(manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
1998–2001	Cruzeiro U20
2002–2004	Flamengo-MG U20
2005–2006	DEC U20
2006–2008	América Mineiro U20
2008–2009	Cruzeiro U20
2009	Bahia U20
2010–2012	Inter de Bebedouro
2012	Olímpia
2012–2014	Guarani de Divinópolis
2014	Madureira
2015	Tupi
2016	Remo
2016	Mogi Mirim
2017	Villa Nova
2017	Moto Club
2018	Botafogo da Paraiba
2019	Santa Cruz

Leston Izaias do Nascimento Júnior (born 20 September 1978 in Divinópolis), known as Leston Júnior, is a Brazilian football manager, currently in charge .

Early life

Born in Divinópolis, son of former athlete Leston Isaias (50s and 60s), Leston Izaias do Nascimento Júnior, was created in the middle of football. Were four years at Soccer Schools and six years in high-performance base teams.

Career

He began his career as a coach in 1999, in the categories of base of Cruzeiro. The front of the Children's Team, Leston was at the club from 1999 to 2001. In the youth level, past the clubs: Cruzeiro, Flamengo, Divinópolis EC, América Mineiro and Bahia.

11 years later, in 2010, she made her first job as a professional at Inter de Bebedouro. In 2012 Leston coached Olímpia, which was close to winning a place in Campeonato Paulista Série A2. In the same year, he was hired by the Guarani-MG, which prevented the fall of the Buggy to the second division of the State.

In 2014, he commanded Madureira, which led the team to the quarterfinals of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, being eliminated by the CRB. The following year he coached Tupi, where he led the club to the long-sought access to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

Honours

Botafogo da Paraiba

• Campeonato Paraibano: 2018

External links

• (in Portuguese) Official website